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The Booker Prize Longlist 2024 has just been announced. The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – has been chosen by the 2024 judging panel and features novels by Tommy Orange, Percival Everett and Rita Bullwinkel.
Alasdair Gray was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. His works of fiction combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction with the use of his own typography and illustrations, and won several awards.
We’ve selected 5 Wonderful Japanese Short Story Collections featuring some of Japan’s most notable contemporary authors.
The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction has announced its shortlist for this year’s award. The seven novels on this year’s list “highlight the funniest novels of the past twelve months, which best evoke the Wodehouse spirit of witty characters and perfectly timed comic prose”.
Dive into the vibrant culture, history, and spirit of Brazil with these 5 Great Brazilian Books Everyone Should Read.
The Wolfson History Prize Shortlist 2024 has now been announced. Awarded by the Wolfson Foundation annually for over fifty years, the Wolfson History Prize is the UK’s most prestigious history prize. It recognises and celebrates books which combine excellence in research with readability. The Wolfson History Prize Shortlist 2024 Shadows at Noon by Joya Chatterji…
Virginia Woolf was an English writer, recognized as one of the most imaginative and creative authors of the twentieth century.
Korean Literature has a long legacy of literature spanning centuries. For the modern day, it also has a thriving literary scene highlighted by a number of wonderful women writers. Enjoy 5 Female Korean Authors Everyone Should Read! This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. 5…
British born David Mitchell is the award-winning and bestselling author of modern classics such as Cloud Atlas, Number9Dream, and Ghostwritten. He is widely renowned as one of the greatest British novelists of his generation. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The Sublime David Mitchell…
Ancient myths and legends have been passed down for thousands of years. These stories fascinate us with their exciting mix of epic adventure, intriguing mystery and lurking, sinister evil. In recent years, a number of books that tell the unheard stories of mythological characters have become huge bestsellers. Enjoy 5 Retold Greek Myths Everyone Should Read.
